A Case Report of Spinal Cord Injury Patient From a High Velocity Gunshot Wound to the Lumbar Spine.
10.5535/arm.2013.37.1.118
- Author:
Juyong KIM
1
;
Je Ho KIM
;
Moon Suk BANG
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. msbang@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Gunshot wound;
Spinal cord injury;
Forensic ballistics
- MeSH:
Forensic Ballistics;
Humans;
Prognosis;
Spinal Cord;
Spinal Cord Injuries;
Spine;
Wounds, Gunshot
- From:Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
2013;37(1):118-122
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report on operational and rehabilitation management, as well as the outcome, of a patient who with sustained spinal cord injury from a high velocity gunshot wound to the lumbar spine. More specifically, a patient with a gunshot wound to the spine is more likely to sustain a complete injury and have a poor prognosis. As such, there should be concerns regarding associated and extended injuries related to bullet fragmentation as well as the possibility of long-term sequelae.
